🌱 Yoga in the Park at Grandview Drive Park and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Primary Concert at Pleasant Valley Elementary School
• 7/8 Boys Basketball @ Hollis at Pleasant Valley SD 62
• Yoga in the Park at Grandview Drive Park

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 33 degrees.
• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 48, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny and colder, with a high of 31 and low of 25 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Peoria

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Yoga in the Park at Lower Bradley Park
  1317 N Park Rd, West Peoria
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Primary Concert
  Pleasant Valley Elementary School , 4623 W Redbud Dr , Peoria
  1:30 pm
• 7/8 Boys Basketball @ Hollis
  Pleasant Valley SD 62 , 5624 W Tuscarora Rd , Peoria
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Yoga in the Park at Grandview Drive Park
  1314 N Park Rd , West Peoria
  2:00 pm
• Central Illinois Flea Market
  3520 W Farmington Rd , Peoria
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
  Peoria, IL Calendar , City Hall 419 Fulton Street, Conf. Room 400 , Peoria
  8:30 am
• Fire Department Foreign Fire Tax Board Meeting
  Peoria, IL Calendar , Central Fire Station 505 NE Monroe , Peoria
  9:00 am
• 7/8 Boys Basketball vs Peoria Heights Grade School
  Pleasant Valley SD 62 , 3314 W Richwoods Blvd , Peoria
  4:30 pm
• Wednesday Night Trivia at Obed & Isaac's!
  Peoria RiverFront Market , 212 Southwest Water Street , Peoria
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Primary Concert
  Pleasant Valley Elementary School , 4623 W Redbud Dr , Peoria
  1:30 pm
• Peoria Housing Authority Board Meeting
  Peoria, IL Calendar , Peoria Housing Authority 100 S. Richard Pryor Place/Multi Purpose Room , Peoria
  4:30 pm
• 7/8 Boys Basketball @ Hollis
  Pleasant Valley SD 62 , 5624 W Tuscarora Rd , Peoria
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Motor Vehicle Theft
  (PEORIA, IL) On Saturday, December 13, 2025, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Peoria Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle theft that had just… (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Peoria

• Peoria County Education: 60 American Indian students enrolled in school districts in 2024-25 school year (peoriastandard.com)
• Peoria's Salvation Army welcomes parents to annual toy shop (25newsnow.com)
• Illinois State Police prepare to escort Santa in Peoria (centralillinoisproud.com)

Peoria Heights

• Vote for Journal Star girls athlete of the week for Dec. 8-13, presented by CEFCU (pjstar.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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